Aussie supermodel Elle Macpherson has revealed she is in remission after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017, rejecting chemotherapy and pursuing 'holistic' non-traditional alternatives to treatment. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.
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00:00Elle Macpherson has revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2017,
00:06but is now in remission despite refusing chemotherapy.
00:10Macpherson rejected traditional medical advice of a mastectomy, chemo and hormone therapy,
00:16and instead pursued holistic, non-traditional alternatives to treatment.
00:22I chose a holistic approach.
00:24Saying no to standard medical solutions was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life.
00:29But saying no to my own innocence would have been even harder.
00:34The Aussie supermodel was dating disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield at the time,
00:39who was struck off the medical register for a discredited paper linking autism to the MMR vaccine.
00:47Macpherson, who is also the founder of beauty and wellness firm Wellco,
00:52revealed the news in an interview with Australian Women's Weekly ahead of promoting her new memoir.